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Ruiz Ramos J, Alquézar-Arbé A, Juanes Borrego A, Burillo Putze G, Aguiló S, Jacob J, Fernández C, Llorens P, Quero Espinosa FDB, Gordo Remartinez S, Hernando González R, Moreno Martín M, Sánchez Aroca S, Sara Knabe A, González González R, Carrión Fernández M, Artieda Larrañaga A, Adroher Muñoz M, Hong Cho JU, Escolar Martínez Berganza MT, Gayoso Martín S, Sánchez Sindín G, Silva Penas M, Gómez y Gómez B, Arenos Sambro R, González del Castillo J, Miró Ò. Short-term prognosis of polypharmacy in elderly patients treated in emergency departments: results from the EDEN project. Ther Adv Drug Saf 2024; 15:20420986241228129. [PMID: 38323189 PMCID: PMC10846059 DOI: 10.1177/20420986241228129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024] Open
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Background Polypharmacy is a growing phenomenon among elderly individuals. However, there is little information about the frequency of polypharmacy among the elderly population treated in emergency departments (EDs) and its prognostic effect. This study aims to determine the prevalence and short-term prognostic effect of polypharmacy in elderly patients treated in EDs. Methods A retrospective analysis of the Emergency Department Elderly in Needs (EDEN) project's cohort was performed. This registry included all elderly patients who attended 52 Spanish EDs for any condition. Mild and severe polypharmacy was defined as the use of 5-9 drugs and ⩾10 drugs, respectively. The assessed outcomes were ED revisits, hospital readmissions, and mortality 30 days after discharge. Crude and adjusted logistic regression analyses, including the patient's comorbidities, were performed. Results A total of 25,557 patients were evaluated [mean age: 78 (IQR: 71-84) years]; 10,534 (41.2%) and 5678 (22.2%) patients presented with mild and severe polypharmacy, respectively. In the adjusted analysis, mild polypharmacy and severe polypharmacy were associated with an increase in ED revisits [odds ratio (OR) 1.13 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.04-1.23) and 1.38 (95% CI: 1.24-1.51)] and hospital readmissions [OR 1.18 (95% CI: 1.04-1.35) and 1.36 (95% CI: 1.16-1.60)], respectively, compared to non-polypharmacy. Mild and severe polypharmacy were not associated with increased 30-day mortality [OR 1.05 (95% CI: 0.89-2.26) and OR 0.89 (95% CI: 0.72-1.12)], respectively. Conclusion Polypharmacy was common among the elderly treated in EDs and associated with increased risks of ED revisits and hospital readmissions ⩽30 days but not with an increased risk of 30-day mortality. Patients with polypharmacy had a higher risk of ED revisits and hospital readmissions ⩽30 days after discharge.
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- Jesus Ruiz Ramos
- Pharmacy Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Institut de Recerca Sant Pau (IR SANT PAU), C/San Quintin 56-58, Barcelona 08025, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Institut de Recerca Sant Pau (IR SANT PAU), Barcelona, Spain
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- Pharmacy Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Institut de Recerca Sant Pau (IR SANT PAU), Barcelona, Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Europea de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, l’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, IDISSC, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Doctor Balmis, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biómedica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Comarcal El Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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González RH, Dijkshoorn L, Van den Barselaar M, Nudel C. Quorum sensing signal profile of Acinetobacter strains from nosocomial and environmental sources. Rev Argent Microbiol 2009; 41:73-78. [PMID: 19623895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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A set of 43 strains corresponding to 20 classified and unclassified genomic Acinetobacter species was analyzed for the production of typical N-acyl homoserine lactone quorum sensing molecules in culture broths. A large percentage of the strains (74%) displayed quorum sensing signals that could be separated into three statistically significantly different chromatographic groups (p < 0.001) based on their retention factor in TLC, i.e., Rf1 (0.22 +/- 0.02); Rf2 (0.40 +/- 0.02) and Rf3 (0.54 +/- 0.02). Noteworthy, 63% of the strains tested produced more than one quorum signal. The frequency of signal appearance was Rf3 > Rf2 > Rf1. None of the three signals could be specifically assigned to a particular species in the genus; furthermore, no distinction could be made between the quorum sensing signals secreted by typical opportunistic strains of the A. calcoaceticus-A. baumannii complex, isolated from patients, with respect to the other species of the genus, except for the Rf1 signal which was present in all the QS positive strains belonging to this complex and DNA group 13 TU. In conclusion, quorum sensors in Acinetobacter are not homogenously distributed among species and one of them is present in most of the A. calcoaceticus-baumannii complex.
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- R H González
- Cátedra de Microbiología Industrial y Biotecnología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquimica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junin 956 (1113) Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Quorum sensing is a widespread regulatory mechanism among Gram-negative bacteria. In this study, Acinetobacter strains were assayed for the presence of quorum sensing signal molecules capable of activating N-acylhomoserine lactone biosensors. By using an Agrobacterium tumefaciens reporter strain it was shown that all the cultures produced two to four detectable signal molecules with different chromatographic patterns. In A. calcoaceticus BD413 supernatants four compounds were detected in a time-dependent manner, and maximal activity was reached at stationary phase. The number of signal molecules was dependent on medium composition; typically, cultures in minimal medium displayed one or two more signals, as compared to complex medium. None of the Acinetobacter supematants showed autoinduction activity with an Chromobacterium violaceum reporter strain, neither in direct or competition assays.
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- R H González
- Department of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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